The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-08-18
LOCAL ITEMS.
JAY II. MALTBY, Local Reporter

so~Avs
Pretty good weather Of late for fruit
dealers.
The Rev. Osmond preached last Sunday
morning at Dunseith.
We understand that Wild plums ore now
picked in abundance.
There IL plenty Of water in the creek north
Of the mill-dam, 1t present.
Not very much hay il to bs observed,
both in and around the town.
q. s. Thompson occasionally finds . little
employment as customs officer.
The folds about our town now present .
somewhat shockCng) appearance.
J. B. Truax, the popular meat man of
Towner, was in town several days last week.
Archie Macarthur il building neat-looking
house upon his claim mile southeast Of the
town.
Judge Noble, father Of our postmaster, ~
turned to- his homo at McGregor, Iowa, last
MouuSJ mVIulHSs
JAS McRae's reading room Is getting TO bs
more popular A. resort every day-at least
so the "boys' think.
What We want now il to have some enter.
prising individual manufacture brick in the
vicinity Of Bottineau.
Stewart Eaton il away on trip to St.
Johns. In the meantime matters proceed
- usual in Bottinssu.
DR.. Grsig is very funny man when h,
gets started. Just ask him to measure you
and see what hs viii say.
Tom White, our popular drayman, has hi
hands full nowadays, attending to carriage
and other business in his line.
Batesen l. Ayrss have excava.ed sells,
under their store-building, which they pro-
pose to utilize in good shape this winter.
Better weather for harvesting could not be
asked. and tho farmers are rustling right
merrily among their fields Of waving grain.
Miss Miller, who has been the guest Of tn.
Misses Ada and Gertrude Dana the past two
weeks, has returned to her homo at Lords
Lake,
John H. simrsl is thinking Of taking in
the Minneapolis Exposition this fell. If h,
does We can safely say that he will sec som.
splendid sights.
John Sandli returned to Bottineau Monday
from several weeks sojourn at Dunseith
He reports the harvest progressing favorsbly
around that town.
Major W. H. .Makes. Of Dunssith, was owe,
last Friday, upon business matters, and else
10 see how Lonpany B-Turtle Mountain
Guards-xas getting along
We are pleased to,say that the two Devils
Lake clothing huses-S. L. Wineman's and
Chss. Thompson s-fll their Bottinsau orders
with quicknsss and satisfaction.
J. 8. Brassfdd and wife, Of Psoris, H.,
arrived on last Friday evenings train, for 4
visit with their son-in-lsw and daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Y. E. Pesse, Of thi. place.
A. Maelay vas in very happy frame Of
mind Monday. and is again betting ON Botti-
nsau. oil on account wo suppose, Of that fine
field Of oats which can now be seen on hia
farm.
Now il the dme Of Ia. year when people
should do all in their power to exterminats
weeds in their gardens. A single weed some
times bears sped enough to start thousand
more the mex. year. .
A. Valiant, who came to this town three
months ago, and after writing homo that he
didn't like the country, has finally decided
that it it all right, after al, and will locate
on . claim near the town. .v~.. ..s. x.
Kelley s. Hillhouse have again shown .
spirit Of enterprise BY placing = new lamp
post and burner in front Of their store. A
few more Of these dispensers Of the light
would add greatly to tho appearance Of our
town. 81
Mrs. NJ. s. Harmon, little son and baby
arrived from Bathgats last Friday evening,
TO take up their future residence in Botti-
neau. Mr.. Harmon can now look around
his domestic circle, and say: 'They are al
here at last, praise the Lord, and happy,
eontented and healthy"
Sheriff Ferguson took the religious lunatio,
Henry Bayps, to the asylum At jamestown
last Tuesday morning. Monday, the unfor-
tunats man said that the Esprit had told
him that IL could now keep his oxen. but
further thaa that matters were just tic ssms
u bsfors. This was not enough 70 ssss him
from going to the asylum.
J. H. Ayres and Charley Fife are snthusi-
astic admirers Of the esthetie art. Ys scribe
met them last Sunday night, coming back
from long walk up the mountain side. dec
grated with some huge sun-foWers, which,
u they both drsss according 70 the latest
styles, gays thAm . toaich-ms-aot appearance,
which sysn The callow osesr xilds could not
hsys found fault viii
Another hsay rain storm occurred last
SUNDAY asnis( aiaI nAtsrp . put On
~ ~ - - - Monday morn
-. T. ~ = tAks Up our usual
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. Apt 4iHspk eillsaa = - tsvn, who 81
- sslias. said: Nov ! don't
desire b hare my name published, but "
godsi jhis i magnificent weather, and ! just
want 4 impress il into your cranium that I
faal nnStanfad. hannu. and more healthy han